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Gordias

Gordias proper noun: the name of at least two members of the royal house of Phrygia, the best-known of which was reputedly the founder of the Phrygian capital city Gordium, the maker of the legendary Gordian knot, and the father of the legendary king Midas.

Proper noun

Gordias

  1. (Greek) The name of at least two members of the royal house of Phrygia, the best-known of which was reputedly the founder of the Phrygian capital city Gordium, the maker of the legendary Gordian knot, and the father of the legendary king Midas.

Forms of Gordias

alternative formGordius

Origin of Gordias

Borrowed from Latin Gordiās, from Ancient Greek Γορδίας (Gordías).

Questions about Gordias

What does Gordias mean?
Gordias means the name of at least two members of the royal house of Phrygia, the best-known of which was reputedly the founder of the Phrygian capital city Gordium, the maker of the legendary Gordian knot, and the father of the legendary king Midas.
What part of speech is Gordias?
Gordias is a proper noun.

Words near Gordias in the dictionary

  1. gordian
  2. Gordian knot
  3. Gordian knots
  4. Gordian worm
  5. Gordian worms
  6. Gordias
  7. Gordie
  8. Gordie Howe hat trick
  9. Gordie Howe hat tricks
  10. gordiid
  11. gordiids

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